5 spots to dive into the Caribbean Oct 9, 2009
Stay: Parador Boquemar, End of Rt 100, Int Rt 101, Poblado Boquern, Cabo Rojo, PR 787-851-2158, www ... Dive operator: Mona Aquatics, near the Parador Boquemar Resort, Carretera 101, Boquern, Cabo Rojo, PR offers two-day dives. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Mexico to lose most of its 'Love Boats' Sep 24, 2009
4 nights ($239-$389) out of Long Beach or San Diego visiting Catalina and Ensenada or out of San Diego visiting Cabo San Lucas. 5 nights ($219-$259) out of San Diego visiting Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas ... 6 nights ($289) out of San Diego visiting Ensenada and Cabo; two departures in January and March. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Travel QA: Finding deals from Phoenix Sep 19, 2009
Recently, a trip was priced from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas ... And aren't there other things you'd rather spend that money on, like snorkeling and a spa day in Cabo San Lucas. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Travel With Tompkins Sep 16, 2009
Not to be out-done, the Pacific side of Mexico boats Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. All are a beach-lover s dream. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Jimena weakens, drenches drought-hit region Sep 4, 2009
LOS CABOS, Mexico - A once-dangerous and powerful Hurricane Jimena mellowed into a soggy, drifting tropical storm Thursday, bringing much needed rain to Mexico's drought-stricken Baja California peninsula ... Earlier this week, tourists evacuated and residents sought shelter as Jimena roared toward the multimillion-dollar resorts of Los Cabos as a Category 4 hurricane, with winds topping 150 mph ... "Fortunately, this kind of weather phenomenon we're going through brings with it a lot of water,"... (MSNBC -- International)
Jimena nears Mexican coast Sep 3, 2009
"Unfortunately, we have families who are refusing to leave their homes, so if it becomes necessary, they will be evacuated by force for their own good," warned Francisco Cota, civil defense chief in Los Cabos ... As the first major gusts hit, residents of Los Cabos frantically boarded up their homes and stocked up on last-minute provisions before rushing home to ride out the storm ... In the exclusive resort town of Los Cabos, which is mostly frequented by American tourists, luxury hotels had... (iAfrica.com)
Jimena weakens to tropical storm Sep 3, 2009
LOS CABOS, Mexico - Hurricane Jimena weakened into a tropical storm Wednesday as it plowed over Baja California, tearing off roofs, knocking down power poles and bringing welcome rainfall to a drought-stricken state ... The picturesque beach resorts of Los Cabos, on the southernmost tip, were mostly spared overnight, when the roaring hurricane toppled signs, choked streets with mud and knocked out power, but did little serious damage ... Cabo 'lucked out'Luis Armando Diaz, the Baja California... (MSNBC -- International)
Jimena Weakening After Plowing Into Mexico Sep 3, 2009
LOS CABOS, Mexico -- Hurricane Jimena quickly weakened into a tropical storm as it pushed across Mexico's Baja California, ripping off roofs and toppling power poles after skirting the peninsula's main resorts ... The federal government said more than 11,000 people went to shelters in the peninsula at the height of the storm, but Jimena largely bypassed Baja California's best-known resort, Los Cabos, on the southernmost tip ... "Fortunately, this kind of weather phenomenon we're going through... (Click2Houston, TX)
Thousands flee as hurricane nears Mexico resort Sep 3, 2009
(09-02) 04:00 PDT Los Cabos, Mexico -- Heavy winds, battering waves and bands of intense rain pummeled residents and tourists in this vacation resort as Hurricane Jimena, one of the largest hurricanes this year, neared the coast on Tuesday ... The center of the roaring hurricane, which weakened to a still threatening Category 3, was on course to pass west of Los Cabos, close enough to punish the picturesque beaches and fishing villages that fringe the harsh desert ... Ashley Legeyt, 62, a... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hurricane Jimena Lashes Mexico's Baja Resorts Sep 2, 2009
LOS CABOS, Mexico Hurricane Jimena weakened to a Category 2 storm as it bore down on the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula ... Despite the pummeling by the fringes of the then-Category 3 hurricane, the Mexican peninsula's biggest resort, Los Cabos, appeared to be escaping major damage beyond power outages and mud-choked roads ... Authorities reported no injuries or major damages in Los Cabos, but expressed concern about what might happen when the hurricane made landfall farther up the... (Fox News)
* Jimena edges to Category Five strength Sep 2, 2009
PREPARATION: Thousands of tourists and residents were to be evacuated from the Baja region before the hurricane was to make landfall yesterday or today AFP , LOS CABOS, MEXICO Wednesday, Sep 02, 2009, Page 7 ... The center of the hurricane was 345km south of Cabo San Lucas as of early yesterday, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC), a US government agency that tracks and predicts storms ... A hurricane warning remained in effect for the southern portion the Baja... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Hurricane Jimena Approaches Mexico's Baja as Warnings Issued for Resorts Sep 2, 2009
Jimenas eye was 145 kilometers west-northwest of Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of Baja and the storm was moving north-northwest at about 20 kph ... The Los Cabos area on the south of the peninsula includes Cabo San Lucas and a 33-kilometer stretch of beach resorts ... As many as 20 centimeters (8 inches) of rainfall could cause floods and landslides and the storms winds pose an extreme danger to weak buildings and those in the highest-risk areas in the municipalities of Los Cabos,... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Jimena Weakens After Grazing Baja Resorts Sep 2, 2009
LOS CABOS, Mexico, Sept. 2, 2009 ... A man films the coast as Hurricane Jimena arrives to San Jose del Cabo in Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 ... Miguel Angel Juarez, 40, carries his gas stove as he leaves his house in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Jimena in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009. (CBS News)
Hurricane Jimena Pummels Baja California Sep 2, 2009
LOS CABOS, Mexico, Sept. 1, 2009 ... Los Cabos Appears to be Escaping Major Damage; Mexican Government Declares State of Emergency ... Miguel Angel Juarez, 40, carries his gas stove as he leaves his house in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Jimena in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009. (CBS News)
Hurricane Jimena weakens as it hits western Mexico Sep 2, 2009
LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Jimena weakened on Wednesday after slamming Mexico's Baja California peninsula with howling winds and drenching the Los Cabos resort area where tourists took refuge in boarded-up hotels ... He and his wife had been diving up the coast in Cabo Pulmo and their flight home was canceled ... Jimena was about 110 miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lazaro and moving north-northwest at 13 mph. (Scientific American)
Tourists flee Hurricane Jimena in Mexico Sep 2, 2009
They just told us today to start bringing people to shelters," said a worker at a sardine packing plant in the village of Puerto San Carlos, home to some 4,000 people. With gusty winds and rains already hitting La Paz, the capital of the peninsula's southern Baja California Sur state, residents hastily boarded up windows and stocked up on groceries before the shops closed. Tourists were not planning on hanging around so long and the resort town of Los Cabos on the southern tip of the Baja... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Tourists flee Mexico Sep 2, 2009
Jimena weakened to a Category Three hurricane as it spiralled in from the Pacific packing winds of almost above 120 miles (195 kilometres) per hour, with higher gusts, scaring off tourists from Los Cabos and other resorts dotting the peninsula's southern tip ... "Unfortunately we have families that are refusing to leave their homes, so if it becomes necessary, they will be evacuated by force for their own good," warned Francisco Cota, civil defence chief in Los Cabos ... As the first major gusts... (iAfrica.com)
Hurricane Jimena strengthens on way to Cabos Sep 2, 2009
(09-01) 04:00 PDT Los Cabos, Mexico ... Heavy bands of intermittent rain moved across the resort town of Los Cabos on Monday evening ... Workers at the Cabo San Lucas marina nailed sheets of plywood on storefront windows while fishermen secured their boats ahead of Jimena, which was packing winds near 155 mph. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Powerful Jimena roars near Mexico Sep 1, 2009
LOS CABOS, Mexico - Hurricane Jimena roared toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Monday, prompting emergency workers to set up makeshift shelters and chasing away an international finance conference ... Heavy bands of intermittent rain moved across the resort town of Los Cabos on Monday evening ... Workers at the Cabo San Lucas marina nailed sheets of plywood on storefront windows while fishermen secured their boats ahead of Jimena, which was packing winds near 155 mph. (AZCentral -- News)
Mexico tries to evacuate thousands ahead of Jimena Sep 1, 2009
Category 4 hurricane threatens Mexico's Los Cabos - National Wire - fresnobee ... Hurricane stronger, heads for Mexico's Los Cabos ... Heavy bands of intermittent rain moved across the resort town of Los Cabos Monday evening. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
`Extremely Dangerous' Hurricane Jimena Heads for Mexico's Baja Peninsula Sep 1, 2009
The eye of Jimena was located 390 kilometers south of Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of Baja, the hurricane center said in a bulletin at about 10 p.m. Mexico City time yesterday ... The Los Cabos region along the southern coast of the peninsula includes the towns of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo and a 33-kilometer stretch of resorts ... The storm forced the to move its global tax conference, which starts today, from Los Cabos to Mexico City, said Carlos Popoca, a spokesman for... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Full Story » Sep 1, 2009
Come experience an exclusive Cabo San Lucas villa vacation. Golf tee times, fishing yacht charters and more. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Mexico braces for Jimena Sep 1, 2009
The centre of the hurricane was 285 miles (460 kilometres) south of Cabo San Lucas as of 0001 GMT on Tuesday, said the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), an American agency which tracks and predicts storms ... Jimena forced a major international conference on tax transparency to be moved from Los Cabos, a resort town on the southern tip of Baja California, and set up in Mexico City instead ... Francisco Cota, the head of the civil protection agency in Los Cabos, said any evacuation plan would... (iAfrica.com)
Extremely dangerous storm heads for Mexico resort Sep 1, 2009
Come experience an exclusive Cabo San Lucas villa vacation ... Cheap Cabo San Lucas Timeshare getaways ... $99 Peak Winter Sale with Kids Free in Cabo. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Hurricane Jimena intensifies off Mexico’s Pacific Coast Aug 31, 2009
Jimena was a safe distance from shore yesterday but was forecast to gather strength and buffet the upscale resort of Los Cabos by tomorrow, when the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development will be meeting there to discuss tax havens. Jimena was centered about 285 miles south of Cabo Corrientes, a point on the coast near the resort of Puerto Vallarta, and 515 miles south-southeast of Los Cabos on the southern tip of Baja, Calif. (Boston Globe)
Click to read:Hurricane Jimena Bears Down on Baja Aug 31, 2009
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009 ... People gather at a beach in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California peninsula, northwestern Mexico, Aug. 30, 2009 ... "I remember when Hurricane Juliette hit with a lot of intensity. It flattened our home, lots of flooding, lots of disaster," Munoz said at the resort town of Cabo San Lucas. (CBS News)
Category 4 storm threatens Mexico west coast Aug 31, 2009
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - A strengthening Hurricane Jimena roared toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula, where residents stocked up on food Sunday and authorities set up shelters, anticipating landfall in the coming days ... "I remember when Hurricane Juliette hit with a lot of intensity. It flattened our home, lots of flooding, lots of disaster," Munoz said at the resort town of Cabo San Lucas ... It was centered about 445 miles southeast of Cabo San Lucas and 255 miles south of Cabo... (MSNBC -- International)
Jimena strengthens to Category 4 storm Aug 31, 2009
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico Residents stocked up on food and authorities set up shelters as a strengthening Hurricane Jimena pushed toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California peninsula on Monday ... Map tracks Hurricane Jimena in the Pacific Ocean as of 11 a.m. EDT Sunday People gather at a beach in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California peninsula, northwestern Mexico, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009 ... Economists from around the world were scheduled to attend a conference sponsored by the Paris-based... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Hurricane watch for Baja peninsula for Jimena Aug 31, 2009
The center of the storm is 255 miles (410 km) south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico. Forecasters say Jimena kicked up surf along the northwestern coast and generated strong winds that bent trees in the resort town of Zihuatanejo, uprooting at least one. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Major Hurricane Threatens Mexico's West Coast Aug 31, 2009
It was centered about 270 miles (440 kms) south of Cabo Corrientes, a coastal town in the western state of Jalisco. Authorities in Cabo Corrientes were setting up shelters in case of heavier wind and rain, said Arturo Garcia, an official with Jalisco's Civil Protection agency ... Economists from around the world were scheduled to attend a conference sponsored by the Paris-based Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday and Wednesday in Los Cabos at the southern tip of the... (Time.com)
HURRICANE JIMENA Aug 31, 2009
Storm due to brush Los Cabos when OECD plans meeting (Updates with new storm data) ... Jimena was a safe distance from shore but set to gather strength and brush the upscale resort of Los Cabos on Tuesday, when the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is scheduled to hold a meeting there to discuss tax havens ... Americans living in Cabos stocked up on food and drinking water and filled their cars and generators with gas. (AlertNet)
Aye, aye capn! You cant refuse these bargains Jun 20, 2009
Carnivals newest ship is based in Los Angeles and offers the biggest spa of any cruise ship based in the U.S. The seven-night Mexican Riviera itinerary includes stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas ... Another great West Coast cruise option, this seven-night Mexican Riviera itinerary includes stops in, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Barcelona to close for summer renovation Jun 18, 2009
Mitchell also just completed an award-winning redesign project at Cabo Azul Resort and Spa in Los Cabos, Mexico. Barcelona officials declined to discuss the amount being invested in the project or what the new creation may look like. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Baja's tourism pros say 'Come on down' Jun 16, 2009
The consensus is this: If you draw a 450-mile circle around Southern Baja, from Loreto to Cabo San Lucas, including La Paz, Todos Santos and Buena Vista, it is still an outdoors paradise ... "Cabo has had one of the most epic marlin starts to the season in memory." ... "You've got the whole place to yourself," said John Henigan, who operates Reel Fun Adventures out of Cabo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Mexico's battered image yields deals May 30, 2009
She headed off to Cabo San Lucas last week with friends and family for a relaxing vacation at the beach. Between packing her bags and doing research on Cabo, Grotnes said she is confident Mexico is safe ... Compared with June 2008, data looking at round-trip airfare between select U.S. cities to the Cabo San Lucas airport next month have plunged, on average, 35 percent, according to FareCompare, a travel research Web site. (CNN -- International)
Big Savings In Swine Flu's Wake May 29, 2009
Most popular tourist destinations, such as Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit, Los Cabos, Mazatl;n and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, haven't registered a single confirmed case of H1N1 flu ... 99 per person, per night in Canc;n, the Riviera Maya, Cozumel, Los Cabos or Puerto Vallarta ... Special prices of $73 to $115 per person, per night at nine all-inclusive resorts in Canc;n, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Nayarit, Cabo San Lucas and Mazatl;n through June 25. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Centers for Disease Control Lifts Travel Health Warning for Mexico May 17, 2009
Many vacationers are continuing to book reservations at the Villa Group resorts in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and Nuevo Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit ... The company's portfolio includes beachfront resorts and timeshare resorts located in Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit, and Los Cabos, as well as fractional and full-ownership luxury real estate developments. (PR Newswire)
RELATED: CDC downgrades Mexico travel warning May 16, 2009
"But it's going to take a mindset change among Americans to understand that there's no issue (with the flu) in the tourist areas (such as Riviera Maya and Cabo San Lucas). It's safe here.". The lifted travel warning is "exciting news" for the travel industry, says Caroline MacDonald, vice president of marketing for Auberge Resorts, which has a property called Esperanza in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. (USA Today -- Travel)
Mexico's Xalapa a Different Tourist... May 12, 2009
Xalapa is nothing like Cancun, Cabo San Lucas or Mazatlan, and that's a good thing ... There is no gaudy Las Vegas-south strip of high-rise chain hotel-casinos as in Cancun, no tequila-shot beach front bars like Cabo San Lucas or some of the other West Coast resorts. (Suite101.com)
More » May 11, 2009
Then comes Donald Trump, smooth and confident, singing the praises of the new Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico north of Rosarito Beach, an area he touts as "the next Cabo.". "I'm very proud of the fact that when I build, I have investors that follow me all over," he says in the eight-minute video produced for potential buyers. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Will you avoid Mexico as tourist? Apr 30, 2009
i will be traveling on a cruise line that leaves from california and will stop in cabo st lucas, and cozumel. My family and I are very concerned about this but the insurance that we were trying to purchase woould not cover us because we tried getting it so late. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Cruise lines cancel Mexico port calls Apr 29, 2009
Princess Cruises canceled calls in Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas on Tuesday and diverted its Sapphire ship from Mexican ports to San Diego and Catalina. Royal Caribbean's chief medical officer, Dr. Art Diskin, said authorities had not raised specific concerns about the ports the ships visit in Mexico, but the company was taking a cautious approach to the situation. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Baylor College of Medicine answers your questions Apr 29, 2009
This goes for other vacation areas in Mexico such as the Cabo and Puerto Vallarta. The more you travel, the greater risk you have of meeting someone who has been in contact with the virus. (KHOU.com, TX)
Deirdre Reilly: Swine flu disrupts dream vacation to Cabo San Lucas Apr 29, 2009
This is the vacation I have been dreaming of; a trip to Cabo San Lucas, where I would, according to the brochure, sip wine by both a fire pit and a waterfall, boogie the night away in a nightclub with good-looking, sparkly people and ride a horse bareback (the horse, not me) along the ocean, while whales explode out of the water in the background in a cacophony of beauty and grace ... So this Thursday, instead of being on a beach in Cabo, I ll be in my house in Massachusetts, doing the same old... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Mexico travel industry bowed but not beaten Apr 29, 2009
San Jose del Cabo is an emerging art center, with more than 20 galleries along Calle Obregon in the historic district, which hosts a weekly Art Walk. Cabo San Lucas, meanwhile, is widening its main avenue and moving utility wires underground ... The recently designated "Cabo Riviera," on the undeveloped East Cape between Los Cabos and the capital of La Paz, will eventually become a large resort area, with a marina and golf course scheduled for completion next year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
'I do' redo for two star couples: Montag/Pratt and Hayek/Pinault Apr 28, 2009
First wedding: The ubiquitous couple from MTV's The Hills, Montag, 22, and Pratt, 25, said they married Nov. 20 at the One & Only Palmilla Resort near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The wedding, the couple said at the time, cost $4,150 plus tax. (USA Today -- Life)
The Villa Group Informs on Mexico Travel Plans in Wake of Swine Flu Outbreak Apr 28, 2009
None of the Villa Group resort properties (located in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and Nuevo Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit) are within close proximity to Mexico State where the outbreaks have occurred ... The company's portfolio includes beachfront resorts and timeshare resorts located in Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit, and Los Cabos, as well as well as fractional and full-ownership luxury real estate developments. (PR Newswire)
Beach getaways in Mexico for less Apr 28, 2009
Los Cabos vacations from $297 ... The dealLocated at the southern end of Californias Baja Peninsula, Los Cabos offers world-class beaches, championship golf courses, and amazing opportunities for snorkeling among the breathtaking coral reefs of the Sea of Cortez ... Look no further than the Marquis Los Cabos Resort. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Montage Beverly Hills Awarded Gold LEED Certification for Sustainability Apr 17, 2009
Other properties under development include Montage Deer Valley(R) in Park City, Utah, scheduled to open in 2010 and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico scheduled to open in 2012. SOURCE Montage Hotels & Resorts. (PR Newswire)
Where dudes bond on bounding waves Mar 28, 2009
In the Mexican Riviera port stops of Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlan manly guests have opportunities to seek out deep water fishing for big game fish like marlin. The message is clear: Dude, dont miss the brocation boat. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Kayaking in a little discovered part of Mexico's Baja California Mar 28, 2009
Long known for sport fishing and adventure travel and as an escape from the tequila bars and tourist resorts of Cabo San Lucas, further south at the tip of Baja Loreto is now in the sights of resort builders, including the Trust For Sustainable Development, a Canadian company that launched a $3-billion project here. (It has been stalled by the credit crunch. (Globe and Mail)
A world of savings Mar 20, 2009
"We're finding really good deals down south." She recently sent a couple to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for five days for $1,450, which included airfare and a five-star resort. 14. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Still Traveling Mar 20, 2009
The U.S. State Department estimates that more than 100,000 American teenagers and young adults travel to Mexico for Spring Break each year mostly to resort areas in places like Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Tijuana and Cabo San Lucas. Travel deals south of the border are easy to find, and the lure of warm temperatures, white sands and relaxed drinking laws is difficult to ignore. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Whales turn tables on watchers in Baja Mar 15, 2009
Our only touch with civilization had been a brief visit to San Jose del Cabo, which retains some of its small-town charm and has a walkway along a wetlands filled with coots, grebes, osprey and frigatebirds ... One evening was spent at a beach barbecue; on another, Capt. George Coughlin sped up to catch sunset at Land s End, the scenic tip of the peninsula at Cabo San Lucas, the former fishing village turned mega-resort that docks up to six cruise ships a day ... Party animals, a common species... (Helena Independent Record)
These stars aren't left out in the cold for their vacations Mar 12, 2009
Cabo San Lucas: Jennifer Aniston spent New Year's Eve in one of her favorite places, Cabo San Lucas, with BFF Courteney Cox and family, along with Laura Dern and Ben Harper's family. Also spotted in Cabo that week: Leonardo DiCaprio and girlfriend Bar Refaeli, Kevin Connolly, Lukas Haas and Tobey Maguire with wife; Jennifer Meyer, showing off her pregnant belly ... In mid-February, Jessica Alba, husband Cash Warren, left, and daughter Honor celebrated their first Valentine's Day as a family in... (USA Today -- Life)
Students rethink spring break plans Mar 5, 2009
Though the State Department issued a travel alert on Feb. 20 warning about violence throughout the country, many GW students are planning on visiting popular resort areas like Cancun, Acapulco and Cabo San Lucas. Nearly 100,000 students across the country are gearing up to head south of the border for spring break, the State Department estimated. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Rethinking spring break in Mexico Mar 5, 2009
The U.S. State Department estimates that more than 100,000 American teenagers and young adults travel to Mexico for Spring Break each year mostly to resort areas in places like Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Tijuana and Cabo San Lucas ... Maybe at some of the big tourist resorts like Cancun, Cabo San Lucas and other places on the Mexican Riviera, but any of the smaller border towns like Juarez, Tiajuana, or even more south like Ensenada are just powder kegs waiting to explode. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Spring breakers can catch a break Mar 4, 2009
Some Cancun-lovers, Mancero said, are switching to Cabo San Lucas, another Mexican beach resort closer to Los Angeles, to save $200 or more per trip. Airfares to Los Cabos Mexico International Airport, which serves Cabo and San Jose del Cabo, have dropped more than one-third in the past year, averaging $260 for a round trip, according to Farecast. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bargains abound off Mexico's beaten path Mar 4, 2009
Then Los Cabos was born, and La Paz remained a relaxed city of Mexicans going about their business in a functional, Mission-style downtown and cooling off in the sea breezes on the long, palm-lined malec;n when the day's heat loosens its grip. But here's the thing: La Paz has the reliable sunshine, fine beaches and sea teeming with marlin that Cabo does, without the Cabo Wabo crowd or the high-rise all-inclusives. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Together (3/1/09) Mar 2, 2009
will marry Aug. 8 on the beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. They will honeymoon in Italy. (Anchorage Daily News)
Vacationers shrug at Mexico travel alert Feb 28, 2009
"I've seen no dropoff whatsoever in travel to those areas," he said, noting that he mainly books trips to Cancun and the Riveria Maya, Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta. "Maybe people going from San Diego to Tijuana aren't going, but for the tourists areas, we've seen no dropoff.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Canada issues Mexican travel warning Feb 28, 2009
None of those locations were singled out in the travel report, although Cabo San Lucas and Acapulco are located in states that were mentioned Baja California and Guerrero. Brad Miron, vice-president of business development at itravel2000, said people have to be careful not to paint the entire country with the same brush. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Mexico's Top 10 irresistible tourist attractions Feb 19, 2009
The longtime emblem of Cabo San Lucas, El Arco ("The Arch") is a rock outcropping at the tip of Finisterra (Land's End) with a passage carved out by erosion from pounding waves. As picturesque as it is from land, it's more awe-inspiring the closer you get. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Mexico hotels, from $50 Feb 13, 2009
Cabo San Lucas, from $50 per room per nightThe , in downtown Cabo, has a great rate for those of you looking to escape the resort scene. The 90-room colonial-style hotel has a swimming pool and a restaurant it was one of the original hotels when Cabo San Lucas was a sleepy fishing village ... Cabo San Lucas, from $80 per room per night is offering a Peso Pincher rate of 12 percent off regular rates. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Tijuana/Border Feb 7, 2009
Shopping, dining, dancing and adventuring from Tijuana to Cabo and everywhere in between. Also check our. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
